Local Cultures of Advice Tie Formation
Informal social networks and especially advice networks are a key subject of organizational sociological research. The formation of these networks has so far been explained on the basis of universal tie-formation mechanisms. However, recent conceptual contributions suggest that tie formation practic...
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| description | Informal social networks and especially advice networks are a key subject of organizational sociological research. The formation of these networks has so far been explained on the basis of universal tie-formation mechanisms. However, recent conceptual contributions suggest that tie formation practices follow cultural rules that may vary across social contexts. In our paper, we substantiate this argument empirically. Based on rich qualitative data, we compare advice tie formation (a) between two entrepreneurial communities and (b) between three research and development departments of large enterprises. We show that both impact and configuration of tie formation mechanisms systematically differ between comparable contexts. Building on our findings, we finally formulate propositions describing which advice network structures can be expected in specific cultures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-97a0b171734d49d8bb3bcec8a074390d2025-08-20T03:31:20ZengDe GruyterJournal of Organizational Sociology2752-29972024-05-012216118910.1515/joso-2023-0025Local Cultures of Advice Tie FormationRoth Philip0Scheidgen Katharina1Faculty of Applied Social Science, 38897University of Applied Science Cologne, Sachsenring 2–4, 50677Köln, GermanyChair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 9375Georg-August University Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, 37073Göttingen, GermanyInformal social networks and especially advice networks are a key subject of organizational sociological research. The formation of these networks has so far been explained on the basis of universal tie-formation mechanisms. However, recent conceptual contributions suggest that tie formation practices follow cultural rules that may vary across social contexts. In our paper, we substantiate this argument empirically. Based on rich qualitative data, we compare advice tie formation (a) between two entrepreneurial communities and (b) between three research and development departments of large enterprises. We show that both impact and configuration of tie formation mechanisms systematically differ between comparable contexts. Building on our findings, we finally formulate propositions describing which advice network structures can be expected in specific cultures.https://doi.org/10.1515/joso-2023-0025tie formationsocial networksknowledge sharingculturescriptinstitutions |
| spellingShingle | Roth Philip Scheidgen Katharina Local Cultures of Advice Tie Formation Journal of Organizational Sociology tie formation social networks knowledge sharing culture script institutions |
| title | Local Cultures of Advice Tie Formation |
| title_full | Local Cultures of Advice Tie Formation |
| title_fullStr | Local Cultures of Advice Tie Formation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local Cultures of Advice Tie Formation |
| title_short | Local Cultures of Advice Tie Formation |
| title_sort | local cultures of advice tie formation |
| topic | tie formation social networks knowledge sharing culture script institutions |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/joso-2023-0025 |
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